Yutaka Izubuchi(出渕 裕,Izubuchi Yutaka?, born August 12, 1958 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese anime designer and director. Izubuchi is credited for designing costumes, characters and creatures, but most of his designs are mechanical (both robots and other vehicles). He created and directed the RahXephon series[1] and also created a manga story called Rune Masquer.[2]